Review of Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985) by Tracey H — 04 Dec 2011

Great follow-up, Bobcat Goldthwait is so great.

This review of Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985) was written by Tracey H on 04 Dec 2011.

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Butt D (13) on 12 Mar 2018

Mauser is kind of a lame character, but Bob Goldthwait almost carries this film with his stellar performance as the gang boss.The main cast…

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By Bill B (2,505) on 09 Aug 2011

Classic comedy with mahoney at his best. zed was even more funny his famous comedic voice is hysterical…

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By Oj H (142) on 26 Jun 2014

Why not... the sequel was a watered down version of the first film... but the first film was watered down. It was fun…

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By Ian Nathan (392) for Empire (3,446) on 11 Sep 2016

It’s juvenilia, straight-up goofballing, but there is a tittering innocence at work here…

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By Corey B (870) on 31 Dec 2011

Not as good as the first but still worth watching once…

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By Ryan V (1,568) on 13 Jan 2012

Bobcat Goldthwait shows up for the mayhem. I'll let you decide if that's a good thing or not in this subpar sequel to a subpar genre movie…

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By Michael S (3,461) on 22 Apr 2011

Really better than the first one in my mind. Mauser is a great add on and Michael Winslow really comes into his own…

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By Marischa B (652) on 17 Jul 2011

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There are some parts here and there that are funny and ends on a high note, but it only makes an attempt to make the plot more interesting…

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By Dean K (605) on 20 Feb 2018

Watched it a little while ago and no where near as good as I remembered......one of the weakest in the series…

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